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William Blair Investment Management

William Blair Investment Management Portfolio holdings

AUM $30.3B
1-Year Est. Return 33.75%
This Fund
S&P 500
This Quarter Est. Return
+6.55%
1 Year Est. Return
+33.75%
3 Year Est. Return
+108.55%
5 Year Est. Return
+126.9%
10 Year Est. Return
+788.31%
AUM
$25.7B
AUM Growth
-$2.19B
Cap. Flow
-$3.7B
Cap. Flow %
-14.37%
Top 10 Hldgs %
17.87%
Holding
463
New
30
Increased
148
Reduced
245
Closed
36

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
WP
Worldpay, Inc.
WP
+$346M
2
SBAC icon
SBA Communications
SBAC
+$258M
3
CNC icon
Centene
CNC
+$212M
4
ALGN icon
Align Technology
ALGN
+$207M
5
BABA icon
Alibaba
BABA
+$194M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Financials 14.64%
2 Consumer Discretionary 14.51%
3 Technology 13.93%
4 Industrials 13.62%
5 Healthcare 11.44%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow
PUK icon
326
Prudential
PUK
$35.1B
$6.77M 0.03%
137,528
+299
+0.2% +$14.2K
ABB
327
DELISTED
ABB Ltd
ABB
$6.76M 0.03%
252,151
+38,082
+18% +$978K
JBTM
328
JBT Marel
JBTM
$6.35B
$6.7M 0.03%
60,506
-9,767
-14% -$1.07M
NEO icon
329
NeoGenomics
NEO
$2.14B
$6.69M 0.03%
755,254
-354,390
-32% -$3.27M
AIN icon
330
Albany International
AIN
$1.73B
$6.56M 0.03%
106,757
-17,189
-14% -$1.04M
EPAM icon
331
EPAM Systems
EPAM
$5.02B
$6.5M 0.03%
60,514
-9,757
-14% -$966K
NVO
332
Novo Nordisk
NVO
$211B
$6.48M 0.03%
241,332
+536
+0.2% +$13.6K
SOGO
333
DELISTED
Sogou Inc. American Depositary Shares, each representing one Class A Ordinary Share
SOGO
$6.42M 0.03%
+554,899
New +$6.8M
ETSY icon
334
Etsy
ETSY
$7.38B
$6.41M 0.02%
313,418
+121,193
+63% +$2.14M
CLCT
335
DELISTED
Collectors Universe
CLCT
$6.4M 0.02%
223,519
+120,521
+117% +$3.23M
ICFI icon
336
ICF International
ICFI
$1.66B
$6.22M 0.02%
118,460
-19,066
-14% -$1.03M
FMC icon
337
FMC
FMC
$1.31B
$5.83M 0.02%
70,946
+11,087
+19% +$891K
YPF icon
338
YPF Sociedad Anonima American Depositary Shares (Each representing ten (10) Class D shares of Capital Stock)
YPF
$20B
$5.66M 0.02%
247,073
+16,144
+7% +$370K
FMS icon
339
Fresenius Medical Care
FMS
$13B
$5.54M 0.02%
105,396
+18,924
+22% +$940K
NVS icon
340
Novartis
NVS
$298B
$5.48M 0.02%
72,818
+19,127
+36% +$1.44M
TISI icon
341
Team
TISI
$75.7M
$5.45M 0.02%
36,541
-5,856
-14% -$780K
RDS.A
342
DELISTED
Royal Dutch Shell PLC ADS Class A
RDS.A
$5.44M 0.02%
81,569
+181
+0.2% +$11.4K
LII icon
343
Lennox International
LII
$14.6B
$5.38M 0.02%
25,848
+4,721
+22% +$921K
ITUB icon
344
Itaú Unibanco
ITUB
$86.9B
$5.21M 0.02%
825,956
+225,183
+37% +$1.44M
JOBS
345
DELISTED
51job Inc
JOBS
$5.09M 0.02%
83,728
-89,824
-52% -$5.49M
AZN icon
346
AstraZeneca
AZN
$251B
$5.09M 0.02%
73,367
+103
+0.1% +$6.95K
AXGN icon
347
Axogen
AXGN
$2.59B
$5.08M 0.02%
+179,550
New +$4.24M
RY icon
348
Royal Bank of Canada
RY
$293B
$5M 0.02%
61,223
+1,533
+3% +$122K
CPE
349
DELISTED
Callon Petroleum Company
CPE
$4.87M 0.02%
40,085
-6,426
-14% -$712K
AGYS icon
350
Agilysys
AGYS
$3.02B
$4.77M 0.02%
388,518
+14,004
+4% +$171K

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William Blair Investment Management's Q4 2017 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2017, William Blair Investment Management held 463 positions worth $25.7B, down 7.9% from $27.9B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 18% of the portfolio.

William Blair Investment Management withdrew a net $3.7B in Q4 2017, closing 36 positions and reducing 245 holdings. Its most notable exit was Worldpay, Inc., an estimated $346M position sold in full.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Financials at 15% of assets, up from 13% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Technology.

Against the trend, William Blair Investment Management opened a new position in Teledyne Technologies worth $121M.

  • William Blair Investment Management's largest Q4 2017 buy was Teledyne Technologies: 669,495 shares worth $121M.
  • William Blair Investment Management added most to State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust in Q4 2017, an estimated $206M increase.
  • William Blair Investment Management's biggest Q4 2017 reduction was SBA Communications, cutting an estimated $258M.
  • William Blair Investment Management fully exited Worldpay, Inc. in Q4 2017, selling an estimated $346M.
  • William Blair Investment Management's ten largest holdings make up 18% of its $25.7B portfolio in Q4 2017.
  • William Blair Investment Management opened 30 new positions and closed 36 in Q4 2017.
  • William Blair Investment Management's portfolio value fell 7.9% quarter-over-quarter to $25.7B.

Based on William Blair Investment Management's 13F filing for Q4 2017, filed 14 Feb 2018.